The history of May Day
Tomasz Nowak briefly outlines the history of May Day, from the mid-1800s onwards
Remembering the Kirkby Rent Strike
50 years old this year, Sam Fury writes on the important legacy that the Kirkby Rent Strike left for housing campaigners in Britain
Prepayment meters: a shocking charge on the working class
Charlie Norton warns of the exploitations of prepayment meters by reflecting on experience
Mass trespass of Kinder Scout turns 90
Joe Weaver writes on the YCL’s involvement in the mass trespass of Kinder Scout
The reality of the benefits system
Phoebe Williams reflects on personal and public experiences to offer a scathing criticism of Britain’s benefit system
NFTs: the drip tray of fictitious capital
James Meechan takes a deep dive into the world of cryptocurrency, and it’s latest subordinate, NFTs
Five 21st century communist and worker’s party governments you may have never heard of
James McLelland lists examples of ruling governments that defy the belief “communism is dead”
What is ‘Stalinism’?
Ben Ughetti writes on how the term has gained popularity amongst sectarian and reactionary political forces
Britain’s communists and the trade union movement
Nathan Russell writes on the importance of communists forging links with the trade union movement in Britain
Ukraine’s decommunisation and the rise of fascism
“Thirty years since the overthrow of socialism in the Soviet Union, the peoples of Russia and Ukraine, who lived together in peace for more than 70 years, are now shedding their blood fighting each other”, writes Nikos Mottas
